The newest stars in the mixed club division
November 20, 2025 by Laura Osterlund, Josh Katz and Keith Raynor in Awards
Ultiworld is pleased to announce our annual Club Awards. While we consider both regular season and postseason performance, because of the nature of the Club division, we weight success in the Series and at Nationals above all else. The Club Awards are voted on by Ultiworld reporters, contributors, and editors.
Our awards continue with the Man-Matching and Woman-Matching Brekaout Players of the Year. ‘Breakout’ may be the hardest-to-define award that we dole out each year. We aim to recognize players typically 25 years old or younger who weren’t widely expected to have a major impact on the club season at the start of the year. While their teammates or local community may have known about their talent level, their performance in the 2025 season thrust them into the national consciousness in a way that raises expectations for their contributions for years to come. Without strict parameters around what constitutes “too well known” at the start of the year, our voters are given the opportunity to decide for themselves who best represented their definition of a true breakout season in the club division.
For the first time, Ultiworld’s Offensive, Defensive, and Breakout Player of the Year awards in the mixed division are presented by gender matchup. Our first and second team all club have always featured an equal number of woman-matching and man-matching players, and this change now comes to our award podiums to reflect the most unique aspect of the mixed division.
Player of the Year Award
All-Club First Team
All-Club Second Team
Offensive Player of the Year Award
Defensive Player of the Year Award
Breakout Player of the Year Award
Coach(es) of the Year Award
Club Awards Voting Breakdown
Snubs and Superlatives
2025 Woman-Matching Mixed Division Breakout Player of the Year
Lili Hobday (Hybrid)
For teams with a strong core of key players, such as Hybrid, it can be difficult to integrate their rookies in a way that they can make an impact. Especially when it’s a player who has only played at one Nationals before this season, stepping onto a team looking to repeat their success of the previous season. Enter Lili Hobday, who fit in seamlessly into the Hybrid D-line tapestry. A product of the Minnesota Ultimate youth scene and the current star of Notre Dame Echo, Hobday had the capabilities to fill in whatever roles needed when she stepped on the field.
Mainly a continuation cutter for her team, Hobday never stopped churning her cuts, continuously working through Hybrid’s offense systems. She had the field sense to know how to always be in the right places at the right times. Not only a cutter, Hobday could be inserted into the hybrid role and also become a crafty disc distributor. With the knowledge of the right throws to execute, and skill set and confidence to pull them off with aplomb, it’s no wonder Hobday had a breakout season. The cherry to add to the top of this sundae of excellence was her defensive presence. While not necessarily needed to make big plays1, she took on some of the toughest matchups and lessened their fingerprints on the point. Don’t believe me? Just look at how she minimized the impact of an otherwise popping off Sadie Jezierski during the point she guarded her in the final. With the poise to play at such a high level and the youthfulness to stay at the top echelon of this sport for years to come, along with the assurance that comes with a Triple Crown win, Hobday’s future glows brightly.
– Laura Osterlund
Runner-up
Rowan Lymp (Mixtape)
Following up on a fantastic college debut with Washington Element, Rowan Lymp brought much of the same on-field ferocity as a key part of Mixtape’s core. She’s a blitzing cutter who presents a consistent threat on the defense, and while her speed flashes on the tape, she’s also adept at finding holes where the defense can’t find her, can’t reach her, or both. That skill set makes her effective against the zones and poaches that are permeating the game right now.
She understandably led Mixtape in goals with 12 and added five blocks, continuing to show the defensive prowess that has been a hallmark of her game. Her continued usage should combine with her experience and athleticism to shape her game, potentially to star levels given that she hasn’t even neared her peak yet.
– Keith Raynor
2025 Man-Matching Mixed Division Breakout Player of the Year
Kyle Suelflow (Drag’n Thrust)
Just two seasons ago, Kyle Suelflow made his club debut on an Underdog team2 that did not make it out of Northwest Plains Sectionals. Flash forward to now, when he won a U24 Gold Medal, made the UFA Championship final with Minnesota Windchill in his debut season, and made club national semifinal with Drag’n Thrust. With each step of this club season, Suelflow has proven why he made such a meteoric rise up the top of the ladder. In his short career, Suelflow has pretty quickly learned how to excel at almost every facet of this game: his throws, receptions, and defense.
Not afraid to throw a little bit of schmeat, Suelflow’s full-field hucks were on point. On the other side of the disc, he made quite the threat in the deep space and owned the air above him, besting his matchups and coming down with the disc time and time again. In his three years of playing, his field sense emulates that of players who have been in the game three times as long as he has. Suelflow has become a master at tracking the disc, finding the right field position, and not shying away from it, even if it meant (safely) putting his body on the line against opponents, while still coming up with the disc. One other area where he stands out, especially over his twin brother, Owen, is his defensive prowess. His presence made opponents think twice about throwing in his vicinity, as he always seemed to be on the attack, ready to make a move. The “old guard” of Drag’n Thrust remains steady, but with Kyle Suelflow in the mix, with his powers only getting stronger, they can be certain that he’ll be a rock for the team for years to come.
– Laura Osterlund
Runner-up
Riley Kirkman-Davis (Mile High Trash)
Last time we saw RKD in the club circuit, in 2023, he was merely an edge piece to San Francisco Revolver’s offensive puzzle. Now, two years later, he’s moved into the mixed division and cemented his place as one of the most talented focal points of any offense. There was barely an offensive point for Mile High Trash that didn’t see Kirkman-Davis touch the disc at least once, his playmaking ability critical for a Denver side breaking into the Nationals picture for the first time. He was equally comfortable looking for the kill shot or keeping things simple and playing some small ball, and his relentless energy allowed him to run his defenders ragged trying to keep up. Expect to hear Riley Kirkman-Davis’s name a lot in the second half of the decade as he further hones his offensive skills and rises up player rankings and All-Club ballots alike.
– Josh Katz
